Earl Beatty

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Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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::summary Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ::

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FieldValue
nameEarl Beatty
image[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg
[[File:Earl of Beatty COA.svg180px]]
captionArms: Azure, a Beehive, beset with nine Bees volant Or, a Chief Argent, charged with a Cross of St George Gules. Crest: A Demi-Lion Gules, holding in the dexter paw a Crescent Or. Supporters: Dexter: a Sailor of the Royal Navy proper. Sinister: a Soldier of the Royal Marines proper.
creation_date18 October 1919
monarchKing George V
peeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
first_holderDavid Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
present_holderDavid Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty
heir_apparentSean Beatty, Viscount Borodale
remainder_to1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
subsidiary_titlesViscount Borodale
Baron Beatty
statusExtant
mottoNON VI SED ARTENot by force but by art
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| name = Earl Beatty | image = [[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|150px]] [[File:Earl of Beatty COA.svg|180px]] | image_size = | alt = | caption = Arms: Azure, a Beehive, beset with nine Bees volant Or, a Chief Argent, charged with a Cross of St George Gules. Crest: A Demi-Lion Gules, holding in the dexter paw a Crescent Or. Supporters: Dexter: a Sailor of the Royal Navy proper. Sinister: a Soldier of the Royal Marines proper. | creation_date = 18 October 1919 | creation = | monarch = King George V | peerage = Peerage of the United Kingdom | baronetage = | first_holder = David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty | last_holder = | present_holder = David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty | heir_apparent = Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale | heir_presumptive = | remainder_to = 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | subsidiary_titles = Viscount Borodale Baron Beatty | status = Extant | extinction_date = | family_seat = | former_seat = | motto = NON VI SED ARTENot by force but by art | footnotes =

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Earl Beatty is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the prominent naval commander Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty. He was created Baron Beatty, of the North Sea and of Brooksby in the County of Leicester, and Viscount Borodale, of Wexford in the County of Wexford, at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The latter title is used as a courtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir apparent. Lord Beatty was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Peckham in the House of Commons as a Conservative from 1931 to 1936 and briefly served as Under-Secretary of State for Air in Winston Churchill's 1945 caretaker government. the titles are held by his eldest son, the third Earl, who succeeded in 1972.

Earl Beatty (1919)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Sean David Beatty, Viscount Borodale (born 1973), who works as a poet and artist, "making scriptive and documentary poems written on location."

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his elder son, the Hon. Orlando Thomas Beatty (born 2003).

Line of succession

  • [[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871–1936)
    • [[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] David Field Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty (1905–1972)
      • [[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|15px]] David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty (born 1946)
        • (1) Sean David Beatty, Viscount Borodale (born 1973)
          • (2) Hon. Orlando Thomas Beatty (born 2003)
          • (3) Hon. Louis David Beatty (born 2007)
        • (4) Hon. Peter Wystan Beatty (born 1975)
      • (5) Hon. Nicholas Duncan Beatty (born 1961)
        • (6) David Brin Charles Beatty (born 1992)

Notes

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

References

  1. {{London Gazette. (21 October 1919)
  2. [https://thelondonmagazine.org/two-poems-by-sean-borodale/ Two Poems by Sean Borodale, ''The London Magazine'', nd]

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